diff --git a/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_annotations.scss b/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_annotations.scss
index 956e5ab44..28e887935 100644
--- a/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_annotations.scss
+++ b/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_annotations.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mark {
   padding: 0px;
   background-color: #ffffd0;
+  color: inherit;
 }
 
 // active marks, and overlapping active marks
diff --git a/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_enrichments.scss b/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_enrichments.scss
index 363182ecf..f5ae5f112 100644
--- a/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_enrichments.scss
+++ b/indigo_app/static/stylesheets/_enrichments.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .enrichment {
   &.enrichment--popup {
-    background-color: transparent;
+    background-color: inherit;
 
     &.enrichment--info {
       border-bottom: 3px double $info;